Merkel cell differentiation in trichoblastoma

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 433, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 291-296

  Collina, Guido ^a   Eusebi, Vincenzo ^a,d   Capella, Carlo ^b   Rosai, Juan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal skin; Merkel cell; Normal adult skin; Trichoblastoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CHROMOGRANIN A; KERATIN ANTIBODY; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTADENOMA; FEMALE; FETUS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MERKEL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBACEOUS NEVUS; TRICHILEMMOMA;

AGED; CHROMOGRANIN A; CHROMOGRANINS; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; KERATIN-20; MALE; MERKEL CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031720471     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280050251     Document Type: Article

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